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diff --git a/docs/faq.txt b/docs/faq.txt index a77f45852c..1f4f7bcce3 100644 --- a/docs/faq.txt +++ b/docs/faq.txt @@ -546,10 +546,15 @@ Set the ``CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ANONYMOUS_ONLY`` setting to ``True``. See the How do I automatically set a field's value to the user who last edited the object in the admin? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -At this point, you can't do this. But it's an oft-requested feature, so we're -discussing how it can be implemented. The problem is we don't want to couple -the model layer with the admin layer with the request layer (to get the current -user). It's a tricky problem. +At this point, Django doesn't have an official way to do this. But it's an oft-requested +feature, so we're discussing how it can be implemented. The problem is we don't want to couple +the model layer with the admin layer with the request layer (to get the current user). It's a +tricky problem. + +One person hacked up a `solution that doesn't require patching Django`_, but note that it's an +unofficial solution, and there's no guarantee it won't break at some point. + +.. _solution that doesn't require patching Django: http://lukeplant.me.uk/blog.php?id=1107301634 How do I limit admin access so that objects can only be edited by the users who created them? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |